Two new blouses in the shop!

Awhile ago I posted about a new top I was working on. I have since updated the blouse so that it has a bit more ease added into the back, which makes it slightly more comfy than the first version. I am naming this one after my dear friend Cathy, because she loves gingham and when I was designing it, I had the late 60's, early '70s in mind. Cathy and I share a love for the '60s and '70s and we are always sharing ideas for clothing inspired by these eras. She is a true kindred spirit and although we have never met, I feel as though we have known each other our whole lives. If you haven't seen her blog yet, please do take a moment to check it out! She is an absolutely amazing artist and photographer. Cathy is a constant inspiration to me and I know you will love her blog as much as I do!

You can find the Caterina Blouse and my other new plaid pullover blouse in both my Big Cartel and Etsy shops.

P.S. The holidays are fast approaching. Anyone else still Christmas shopping? What fun holiday things have you been up to? I'm looking forward to seeing one of my favorite Christmas films, Miracle on 34th Street at the theater this week. There is nothing quite like seeing an old classic on the big screen!

A new blouse and a few things for sale

I need to write a proper blog post one of these days, but for now I thought I would drop by to share a new blouse I'm working on. To tell you the truth, I designed this blouse with the idea that I could use up some of the left over fabrics in my stash. I think it would look great made with two coordinating florals or plaids. The final blouse will look just a bit different as I feel it needed a tad more wearing ease. So I'm selling this one as is for $85. It fits nicely up to a size 33" bust. Let me know if you are interested.

I'm also considering selling my wool cape that I made a few years ago. I haven't really worn it much and I'm trying ever so hard to get rid of things I don't wear often. It fits size S/M and I'm asking $95. Please feel free to shoot me a line if you have any questions! gracefullady@gmail.com

P.S. Most of the items I'm getting rid of will probably show up for sale on my instagram, so feel free to check there if you are at all interested/curious! :)

FRYE boots for sale and yardsale coming!

I have been putting off cleaning out my bedroom closet ever since we moved here two years ago and I'm finally getting around to it. So far I have 4+ bags of stuff to sell and give away! Yep, it was that bad! I'm planning to go through the stuff I have bagged and find the nice things to sell here on my blog. If anyone is interested, shoot me an email so I can let you know when I have items ready and I'll add you to an email list just for this yardsale. Or you can simply check back here in the coming weeks.

While I was cleaning out the closet, I decided to part with my lovely FRYE boots. I really hate to let them go as they were a very expensive Christmas present. But sadly, I haven't worn them in years. I hope someone else will get more use out of them. They are fabulous shoes and made of the best quality leather. Here's the details if you are interested...

Name: FRYE Veronica Shortie
Color: Cognac
Material: Leather
Size: 8.5B (Or European size 39 - I wear 8.5 and they fit my feet perfectly)
Sold for: $250-$300 (depending on the color and where you purchase)

UPDATE: I decided to just go ahead and list them on eBay.  SOLD :)

New Sleeveless Dress

This dress is perfect for transitioning from summer to fall! I love this style because you can wear it with a sweater for when the days start to turn colder, but right now it's still so hot! It's an easy sleeveless pullover dress and I have just enough fabric for two dresses. But I LOVE custom orders and would be happy to make the dress (or any of my designs) with whatever fabric you have in mind. Just drop me a line!

Also, because it is the end of the summer, the dress is on sale this week only (until Sunday, August 23rd)! You can find the dress in my Big Cartel shop. :)

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xoxo

Colorado

This past weekend Jed's family came for a visit and we pretty much spent the entire time hiking the beautiful trails here in Colorado. It was such a perfect weekend for hiking! I'm sure we wore Jed's family out! I still can't believe I live in a place where there are mountains just a short distance from my house!

August Pattern Sale!

For the whole month of August, my Denim Button-Up Skirt pattern is 50% off! So if you were thinking of sewing it up, this is the time to get it! Remember you can upload pictures of your finished skirt onto my Flickr sewing group!

1970's-Victorian hairstyle

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Today I thought I would try curling my hair into a really curly 1970's inspired hairstyle. But then when I put on this pretty white blouse, suddenly I felt I looked more from the Victorian/Edwardian period than the 1970's. What do you think, Victorian or 1970's?

I have tons of curling wand instructions on my blog, but this tutorial is the closest to the style shown here. The main difference is I curled all of my hair using only 1/4"-1/2" sections. For this style I used my 19mm curling wand, which makes really nice curly curls (it's my most used curling wand)! Then instead of shaking the curls out like I show in the tutorial, I took a comb and teased the curls as you can see in the first photo. It creates brilliantly poofy curls! I love it! Since I curled smaller sections of hair, this style did take me longer to do, but I think it was so worth it. Sometimes you just have to spend a little extra time on yourself! ;)


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This post contains affiliate links, which means I receive a small percentage of sales if you make a purchase using these links. However, the item featured in this post was purchased by me and I was not paid to write this review/tutorial. All opinions are my own. 

J + A Married Four Years!

I know I'm a whole month late writing about this, but I didn't want time to slip by too long before writing a little something here! Jed and I have been together for about 6 (SIX!) years now and last month we celebrated our four year wedding anniversary. I can't believe it's been that long already! I am just so so happy we met and decided to spend the rest of our lives together. Being with someone this long isn't always easy, but it sure is rewarding and it only gets better as time goes on. He is my best friend and I can honestly say that. I love spending time with him more than anyone. Life is pretty fantastic for the both of us these days. I can't wait to see where the future will lead us!

From the archive... three years, two years, one year, the engagement, our wedding day, honeymooning in PEI